Winter?? Hello?

I just want to say how depressed I am about the absence of winter this year. And how alarmed I am. Not only because I adore winter. But because this is most likely not a one-off thing. I'm not a scientist, but I know winters are getting warmer. But not just winters. Every season seems to be warmer these days.

I cannot remember a winter when people were walking around, day and night, with shorts on. I can't remember one where if I walked for five minutes, I would sweat profusely (though maybe that's a sign of my deteriorating health). I can't remember one where I've had one cover on me in bed at night, which was often thrown off because it was getting too warm.

Personally, I refused to wear shorts in winter due to the sheer absurdity of the concept.

What I really didn't like was hearing people embrace the mildness of "winter". These are the same people who celebrate the coming of summer... Yes, they celebrate the coming of a season where domestic arguments reach all-time highs, sleep is virtually impossible, fans turn out to be pointless, roads become fry pans and the water from the tap feels like it's been pumped from the hot springs in New Zealand.

We need to reverse the effects of global warming: and if not for the good of the planet, then at least so I can actually use my jumper (which wasn't cheap, by the way).

P.S. I speak as a Brisbane resident in this post. Not as a resident of Hobart or Helsinki.